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(ModeL) G. &. J. KAY. HANDLE FOR POCKET, TABLE AND OTHER KNIVES. No.244,904. Patented July 26,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE KAY AND JOSEPH'KAY, OF ESOPUS, NEW YORK.

HAN DLE FOR POCKET, TABLE, AND OTHER KNIVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,904, dated July 26,1881.

' Application filed March 7, 1881. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE KAY and J 0- SEPH KAY, citizens of theUnited States, and both residing at Esopus, in the county of Ulster andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHandles for Pocket, Table, and other Knives, of which the following isafull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

Our invention relates more especially to the handles of pocket orfolding knives, but it is equally applicable to all other styles ofknives,

such as table-knives, pruning-knives, 85c. and

the main object of our improvements is to reduce the weight of thehandle without detracting in any degree from its strength anddurability, and this end we attain by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview of a handle constructed according toour invention with theback-spring removed. Fig.2 is a similar view with the back-spring andblade inserted; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section, taken through line ww of Fig. 1, of the entire handle.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the views.

a a are the side pieces or cheeks of the handle, which are stamped outof sheet metal, and are pressed or bent up into the shape common to allpocket-knives. The interior of the side pieces is thus hollow, and isadapted to sustain the back-spring by means which will be more fullyexplained hereinafter.

In making the larger sizes of pocket-knives, as well as other styles ofknives, it is very important that they should be of the least possibleweight compatible with strength and durability. Hence it is desirablethat as little metal should be employed in forming the handle as willserve the purpose and permit the blade and back'sprin g to be firmlyriveted therein.

.To provide a light handle with a strong support for the back-spring-isthe object of our invention, which consists in making the side pieces ofthe handle hollow or concave, providing. bosses or projections withinsuch hollows, upon which the back-spring rests and.

through which it is riveted, and then filling up the cavities caused byindenting the metal to form the said bosses with some soft-metal flushwith the exterior surface of the handle, thus making solid supports forthe back-sprin g within the hollow side pieces.

Within the hollow c, at the end where the blade is to be inserted, isfitted a bolster, d, which may be cast either with the rivet-pin e, asshown, or not, as may be desired. Each side pieceis provided with aninternal bolster,

concave shells, have but little weight, and by providing means wherebythe spring and blade may be retained within or secured firmly betweensuch concave shells we are able to construct a firm and light handlewhich is equally adapted to all styles of knives. After the rivets h ithave been secured in place the cavity von the outside is filled up withmetal, embedding these in the head of the rivet and making solidsupports for the back-spring and rivets, which will bear the strainconsequent upon the operating of the spring on the opening and closingof the blade.

. What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A struck-up handle for pocket-knives provided with bosses orindentations through which the rivets pass for holding the spring andsides of the handle together, the said bosses or indentations beingfilled with metal flush with the outer faces of said handle,substantially as specified.

GEORGE KAY. JOSEPH KAY.

Witnesses:

Lnwrs B. MANNING, EPHRAIM MANNING.

